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Recent Examples of leg
He was wrapped up at the 5 and kept churning his legs and dove into the end zone.
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Cody Thorn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2025
Tilt the chair over and vacuum the bottom where spiders like to lay their eggs as well as the legs of the chair.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2025
Sciatica is a specific type of radiculopathy that affects the sciatic nerve in the lower back and legs.
—Brandi Jones, Health, 6 Sep. 2025
In the same quarter, KU’s Tommy Dunn was able to grab hold of Pribula, with a group of Jayhawk defenders dragging him down by the leg.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
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Cody Thorn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2025
Tilt the chair over and vacuum the bottom where spiders like to lay their eggs as well as the legs of the chair.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2025
Sciatica is a specific type of radiculopathy that affects the sciatic nerve in the lower back and legs.
—Brandi Jones, Health, 6 Sep. 2025
In the same quarter, KU’s Tommy Dunn was able to grab hold of Pribula, with a group of Jayhawk defenders dragging him down by the leg.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leg
Noun
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Linebacker Carson Schwesinger is a demon in thigh pads.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Cali whispered into the phone for an hour, until Vic reached over Andy’s head and squeezed her thigh.—
Bryan Washington,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Hart worked in both television and on Broadway, with her stage credits including the revivals of The Heiress (1976) and Design for Living (1984), as well as the premiere production of Tom Stoppard's 1977 play Dirty Linen & New-Found-Land, for which she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award.—
Vandana Pawa,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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During the annual Rhythm & Roots Reunion festival, Shanghai is the first to set up a stage for performing bands.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Injury report Right fielder Kyle Tucker sat out his third straight game with left calf tightness.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey, who missed half of the 2024 season with what the team initially reported was a calf issue, landed on Thursday’s injury report with a calf issue.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The waves of our joys and calamities, both collective and personal, lap on the same shore, one after another, crashing over one another without pause.—
Michael Jerome Plunkett
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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The first shot showed new mom Sykes cradling her baby, as a second image showed Dawson asleep with the newborn on his lap.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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The final look included Rachel Comey heeled boots, the secondhand Emporio Armani suit, the white dress shirt with French cuffs, silk cufflinks, a silver tie pin, secondhand silver rings, and her grandmother's hand-me-down Peugeot watch.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Phones don’t seem to be the long-term solution, pins flopped, and glasses haven’t compelled the masses yet.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Leg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leg. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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